White-necked Petrel

Pterodroma cervicalis

IUCN: Vulnerable

Taxonomy

Order
Procellariiformes
Family
Procellariidae
Genus
Pterodroma

Subspecies (2)

  • Pterodroma cervicalis cervicalis

    breeds mostly Macauley Island of Kermadec Islands (northeast of New Zealand), also Phillip Island of Norfolk group (east of Australia); ranges to southeastern Australia, southeastern Japan, and eastwards to east-central Pacific

  • Pterodroma cervicalis occulta

    presumed to breed on Banks Islands (northern Vanuatu)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.